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Today is day 32 for egg 3.

I just caught this picture and Dorothy is razorback and antsy.  I realize it's warm there, but looks interesting to me:

Sorry - No audio this year   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3WfrqyE6SY#ws

Now looking at this one I'm not sure the crack is in the egg or if the egg slipped into the other half of #1 egg

Yes, it's the shell.  She did a good job slipping that on!  You can see it now on the main stills.  Looked like a crack to me!

Looks like another one on its way...the one under her has a crack around...and it looks like it still has 2 halves. #1 just to the left

GOOD EYE   

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4:49pm

1 is a poop egg - I think the dark one in front.  The one on right, I think may be pip.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysz2umx124A#

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Reading posted cam watchers observations on BCAW today..VM (1st new guy) sleeps nightly in the box or seeks refuge there when Pa's around like he knows Pa won't fight in there with the eggs. Today, it sounds like a 3rd male and another female are in the mix.  VV was off the eggs for quite a while, possibly battling with intruder female. VM 2 (2nd male) was in the box for a few minutes.  Posted on stream times VV was off eggs: 22 min, 3 min, 28 min, 20 min, 34 min, and last 54min.

Not looking good for the eggs..what a mess!   

Yes, it was an absolute mess.

So, VM got displaced by VM2 today.  But I honestly think VM2 came in with a female & tried to take over tower because VV was leaving eggs and engaging.  This evening (box time), there was VV, Pa, Orange band (possible female), and VM2 seen on steam and captured on video. 

I think VV is engaging the female (orange).  At one point, Orange was in the box & VV was on the porch. She would not engage in box, so flew off.  When all were out, we had VV & Pa in the box with heavy bonding and a 3rd falcon on the porch, just watching.. So strange.  I have never seen anything like that before. There's so much more to this brief story and so hard to keep track of who was or wasn't in the box. 

Late this afternoon/evening at the site, there was battling between 2 males.  Either Pa is trying to get his territory back, or another intruding male.  Either way, the intruding male was forced to flee to the box for safety a few times.  Appears this story isn't over yet.

To my knowledge, no more sightings of the banded female from the video earlier today.  Seems VV chased that girl out.  VV is really doing a good job of protecting her eggs.  At least the males have not taken the fighting into the box.

There are videos of the encounters over on BCAW.  If it is Pa, he's putting up a good fight.  Sort of reminds me of when that unbanded male came to the box in 2013 when incubation was underway and DC appeared to be injured and stayed down at BS for a day or two.  


Edit:  just saw an update on BCAW from someone from NL - apparently this is another intruder male.  Pa has not been seen since 4/6.

 

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